Hawkins, Edgar Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edgar Walter |
Surname | Hawkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Charles and Ellen Gertrude Hawkins, of Brockley, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD965 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 44. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1375393 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9565 (P362912/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-10-1941 |
End Date | 13-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Huls |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Holland, crashing in the Ijsselmeer. Only one body recovered |